LEGUMINOSZ. BBS 
Tabular View of the Solubility and Reactions of Indian Gums. 
Paks ah gums soluble in water. 
1 Acetate 
pg Ber Ferric Chloride. Borax. 
AGacia arabica vc. seeicsecs ee Seeds Gelatinized. 
4.21  fleucophloa(P)....,. --Agh. dies Gelatinized. 
*) Anogeissus latifolia .eesc.  sesceesee seoeQbie Gelati inized. 
eacia modesta ..... «- Precipitate d. £7, Seo aeaee p= 
Feronia Elephantum .. - Precipitated v ¢ Gelatinized. oR 
’ Swietenia emagoce sees  Precipta ee y Ge atinized, 
_ Acacia Catecha ........+00 Gelatinized. Gaitinizea, 
Pithecolobium dulee ...... toressone LES Gelatinized. Gelatinized. 
Melia Azadirachta ........ » Gelatinized, 
Prosopis spicigera ......... Pr recipi itate dz Gelatinized. Gelatinized. 
B—Gums readily dissolving in water but forming a more or 
less turbid mucilage from insoluble suspended substances. 
Acetate of Lead. —_ Ferrie Chloride, gar = 
Anacardium eb agsdae Ape peal I a Son bandas A ellowi oil. 
Odina Wodie elatinized. A yellowish oi). 
auhinia variegata scawea ~ Precipitated, Gentine Starch granules 
Ride ies LOQIOA - evens cvtons evessabes Gelatinized. Caleium aiclets : 
in spheero-ery 
None of these Gums are gélatinized by Borax. 
C—Gums incompetely soluble and forming a more or less gela- _ 
tinous mucilage with a large volume of water. 
see ey Anptat® Ferric Chloride. Borax. 
Cedrela Toons... cesses ies esas) ans oxeen Wee ee 
Albizzia Lebbek Piiecae Cilatinined. a 
rea _ gee pe aks cee ee Gelatinized. ae ue 
Albiz pr Gelatinized. eae die 
Setinina Y ecpioen soieie Precipitated. Gelatinized, © -. .. scvpsns 
Aleurites molueccana ...... Gelatinized. ses seeeae Gilidicined: 
D—Gums swelling up into a gelatinous mass, very | ittle 
4 — dissolving. 
: phon odoratissima, pri oe ee 
Bauhinia ‘purpurea. ° 
Commerce.—Indian gums are almost entirely exported from 
Bombay. The exports and value for the last three years of 
_gums of Indian production, not including those imported from 
African and other ports, were as follows :— 
1886 and 1887. 1887 and 1888. 1888 and 1889. 
; Cwt.....2° 80,895  Cwt...<.  33,826°. Cwt...... 55,192 ee 
Rs. ..44,7,98,984 Res .+.204,15,511  Bse..s+24,05,)81 
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